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June 12, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mullins Enterprises Inc (Of Va) · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HIS KNEE HASBOTHERED HIM, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND A CYST WAS REMOVED AT BVRISTOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON 6-16-86. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM THAT THE CYST HASBEEN CA6SED BY THE RUBBING OF I,NAME'S SAFETY KNEE PADS. I,NAME WORKS IN LOW COAL AND THE KNEE PADS WERE NECESSARY. THE STRAPS OF THE KNEE PADS CAUSED THE CYST.

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